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HONORARY EDITOR
Dr Cristiane da Mata BDS MFD (RCSI) Dip TLHE MPH PhD journaleditor@irishdentalassoc.ie
DEPUTY EDITOR
Dr Siobhain Davis BA BDentSc FDS (RCSI) MDentCh (Pros)
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FFD (RCSI) MSc LHPE (RCSI)
EDITORIAL BOARD
Dr Mirza Shahzad Baig BDS MSc (UK) PhD (TCD) AnnMarie Bergin RDH Dr Evelyn Crowley BDS (NUI) MSc (ULond) DDPHRCSEng
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MSc (TCD)
Dr Máiréad Harding BDS MDPH PhD MFGDP (UK) FDS RCPS (Glasg) PGDipTLHE Dr Laura Kavanagh BDS Dip Clin Dent Dr Richard Lee Kin BDentSc FDSRCSI DChDent (Periodontology) Dr Geraldine McDermott BA BDentSc MFDS (RCSI) PGradDip ConSed (TCD) MSc Healthcare Leadership (RCSI) Dr David McReynolds BA BDentSC MFDS RCSEd DChDent (Pros) FFD RCSI
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IDA PRESIDENT Dr Clodagh McAllister IDA CHIEF EXECUTIVE Fintan Hourihan CO-ORDINATOR Liz Dodd
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EDITORIAL Oral health for all
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PRESIDENT'S NEWS No resolution in medical card crisis
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IDA NEWS IDA in-person CPD returns; IDA webinars; Annual Conference 2022
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QUIZ
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BUSINESS NEWS All the latest news from the trade
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FEATURE Fit for purpose
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PRACTICE MANAGEMENT Treatment co-ordinators – some risk management considerations
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MEMBERS’ NEWS 4 It’s all on the web 4 Survey shows small increase in private dental fees 4 IDA identifies priorities for
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CLINICAL FEATURE Quick chairside interventions to improve oral hygiene for dependent adults
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PEER-REVIEWED Head and neck metastases: case series H. Byrne, J. Hulbert, K. Baig, P. Brady, C. Gallagher
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Prosthetic rehabilitation of unilateral congenital microtia with an implant-retained auricular prosthesis – a case report D. Mulcare
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ABSTRACTS
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CLASSIFIEDS
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MY PROFESSION The new Honorary Editor of JIDA Dr Cristiane da Mata
reform of dental legislation 4 GP Committee insists on independent chair for DTSS talks 4 Work safely during MEMBERS ONLY the pandemic
Journal of the Irish Dental Association | Feb/March 2022: Vol 68 (1)
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